Associate Director building scalable OpenAI motion - production pipelines at DEPT®, a technology and marketing growth company. Managing Motion Designers while developing automation, localization workflows, and creative - production systems.
About the role
- Senior Technical Animator building advanced Unreal Engine 5 animation systems for Cloud Chamber’s BioShock games. Optimizing runtime character performance and animation workflows for immersive AAA gameplay.
Responsibilities
- Implement and configure animation assets and systems directly inside Unreal Engine 5
- Author, maintain, and optimize complex Animation Blueprints and runtime procedural systems, including cloth, IK, and secondary dynamics
- Tune, refine, and troubleshoot Motion Matching and advanced locomotion systems
- Optimize animation assets, runtime systems, and editor frameworks for smooth performance and memory efficiency
- Diagnose and resolve technical animation issues spanning Maya and the game engine
- Partner with animation and engineering leads to refine authoring pipelines
- Document tools and processes
- Mentor team members in best practices
- Collaborate across design, art, engineering, animation, and audio teams to deliver a world-class AAA experience
- Stay current on technological advancements and identify solutions to developmental obstacles
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional technical animation experience in video game development
- At least one shipped AAA title
- Deep practical knowledge of UE5 animation toolsets, including Animation Blueprints, Control Rigs, Montages, Notifies, and the Rewind Debugger
- Thorough understanding of procedural runtime animation technologies including Motion Matching, Motion Warping, Control Rigs, Full-Body IK, Retargeting, Ragdoll, and Cloth
- Solid understanding of human anatomy and kinesiology, including skeletal mechanics, deformation rigs, and realistic performance
- Clear understanding of traditional animation principles and their application within real-time gameplay constraints
- Professional proficiency in both French and English for candidates located in Quebec
- English proficiency required for collaboration with U.S. teams and international partners and for specialized technical documentation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working in cross-disciplinary teams
- Ability to work effectively under pressure, ambiguity, and changing priorities
- Ability to build trust-based relationships and navigate organizational complexity
- Ability to produce quality revisions based on feedback
- Ability to drive work forward autonomously with attention to detail and organization
Benefits
- Equal opportunity employer committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities during application, interviews, job performance, and access to benefits and privileges of employment
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